Shelter Island Sound is a body of water in
Suffolk County,
New York, at the eastern end of
Long Island, between the
North
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.
Etymology
The word ''north ...
and
South Forks of
Long Island, adjoining
Shelter Island. The bay is surrounded by
Little Peconic Bay to the west,
Noyack Bay
Noyack (also Noyac) is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, New York (state), New York, United States. The CDP population was 4,325 at the 2020 census.
''Noyac'' is an Algonquin ...
to the south, and
Gardiners Bay
Gardiners Bay is a small arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long and 8 mi (13 km) wide in the U.S. state of New York between the two flukelike peninsulas at the eastern end of Long Island. It is bounded o ...
to the east.
External links
NOAA Chart that includes Shelter Island Sound
Straits of New York (state)
Bodies of water of Suffolk County, New York
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